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Why breakups are so hard and how to cope with them

  • Written by Gery Karantzas, Associate professor in Social Psychology / Relationship Science, Deakin University
Why breakups are so hard and how to cope with themMost people will experience feelings of deep loss and distress after a long-term relationship breakup. from www.shutterstock.com

Despite populist writings that love lasts forever, the divorce statistics across various countries tell us that anywhere between one in 25 to two in three marriages end. If these statistics were to take into account the...